Is MOTHBALLED a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, MOTHBALLED is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 18 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does MOTHBALLED mean?
Mothballed is a form of MOTHBALL.
- noun
a small sphere of camphor or naphthalene used to keep moths away from stored clothing
- verb
put into long-term storage
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
18
Scrabble
21
Words With Friends
10
Letters
M (3) + O (1) + T (1) + H (4) + B (3) + A (1) + L (1) + L (1) + E (1) + D (2) = 18 points in Scrabble.
Dictionary status
- Scrabble (US & Canada)Valid
- Scrabble (UK & worldwide)Valid
- Words With FriendsListed
Scrabble lists: NWL2023 (US & Canada) and CSW24 (UK & worldwide). WWF uses our ENABLE reference plus verified additions. “Listed” and “Not listed” describe that reference; check acceptance in the game. Sources reviewed 2026-10-03.
Hooks for MOTHBALLED
MOTHBALLED has no one-letter front or back hooks in US Scrabble. Adding a single letter to either end does not make another word in that list.
Front hooks0
None — nothing can be added to the front.
Back hooks0
None — nothing can be added to the end.
Words you can make from MOTHBALLED
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- mothball15
- bolthead14
- holdable14
- moldable13
- bathed12
- behold12
- hotbed12
- lamedh12
- method12
- abmho12
- abohm12
- balloted11
- halloed11
- hollaed11
- loathed11
- ambled11
- bedlam11
- beldam11
- blamed11
- hamlet11
- lambed11
- mobled11
- mollah11
- tombed11
- homed11
- bloated10
- lobated10
- daleth10
- haloed10
- halted10
- lathed10
- tholed10
- tombal10
- almeh10
- bathe10
- bohea10
- demob10
- hemal10
- holme10
- mahoe10
- mohel10
- obeah10
- albedo9
- balled9
- boated9
- bolled9
- bolted9
- doable9
- hallot9
- lethal9
- loamed9
- loathe9
- malled9
- malted9
- moated9
- molted9
- tabled9
- ahold9
- amble9
- blame9
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